The SEC claims the unregistered investment adviser promised clients he'd put their money into safe investments. Instead, he allegedly poured the cash into start-up coffee shops, real estate, and his own pocket.
From this outside perspective, with knowledge gained from talking to dozens of folks on the inside of the firm, MSSB is a joint venture in title only: Morgan Stanley is running the show.
President Barack Obama signed a major health care overhaul bill Today. Here are some of its features, along with details on a package of changes to the legislation under consideration by the Senate this week.
With the passage of the health care bill, investors will see the tax rate on long-term capital gains jump to 23.8%, raising questions for investors looking to protect their assets
Based on a new study of market ups and downs — and the incidence of heart attacks — stock investors may want to consider taking beta blockers.
We revisit The Great Blizzard of 1888 this morning because of the weather that has crippled the Northeast corridor over the past few weeks.
A judge promised Monday to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil charges alleging the bank misled shareholders when it acquired Merrill Lynch.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is establishing an elite new designation for financial advisers who want to work with large 401(k) plan clients. The new designation is part of the bank's push to become a bigger player in the retirement space.
Bank of America would pay $150 million and strengthen its corporate governance and disclosure practices under a proposed settlement filed today with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For a look at the retirement products advisers can expect in 2010, the insights of some literary greats — Charles Dickens, Voltaire, Lord Byron and Jane Austen — may be more illuminating than you would imagine.
An adviser who oversaw the wealth of a well-known Boston family allegedly led a "double life" and stole $57 million to buy several airplanes, houses, and timeshares for his family and his mistress, authorities said.
A year ago, stocks were extremely cheap, Treasury bonds were extremely expensive, and investors were extremely frightened.
After the sell-side analyst scandal in 2003, the SEC negotiated a settlement with i-banks to rein in tainted research. Now, the Senator Banking Committee chair wants to reexamine that deal
The co-CIO of Pimco shares some institutional (and personal) investment insights with WealthTrack's Consuelo Mack
The debate over whether to take capital gains this year heated up yesterday when the House passed health care reform legislation.
The Treasury secretary says the administration wants a financial overhaul bill that provides strong consumer protection and restraints on risk taking by large banks.
The following is a monthly economic outlook provided by Scott J. Brown, chief economist and senior vice president of equity research at Raymond James & Associates Inc.
High-income families would be hit with a tax increase on wages and a new levy on investments under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill.
There may still be hope, because financial reform legislation is far from being a foregone conclusion
The following is a daily market commentary by Scott J. Brown, chief economist and senior vice president of equity research at Raymond James & Associates Inc.
